Corn-holder



(No Model.)

0. E. MALMQUIST. CORN HOLDER.

No. 553,249. Patented Jan. 21, 1896.

WITNESSES: [NI/EN T 0R A rrosusm ANDRKW BiRMAM.PHOTOU'KEWASNINGTONDQUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARL E. MALMQUIST, OF LONG ISLAND CITY, NEV YORK.

CORN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 553,249, dated January21, 1896.

Application filed November 7, 1895. Serial No. 568,208. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CARL E. MALMQUIST, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Long Island City, in the county of Queens and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCorn-Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in whichsimilar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to table implements, and particularly to thatclass thereof known as corn-holders, and the object of the invention isto provide a simple and effective device by which ears of hot corn maybe held and manipulated Without applying the hands thereto.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which Figure 1 is a sideview of my improved cornholder, and Fig 2 a plan view thereof.

In the practice of my invention I provide a corn-holder which iscomposed of two wires or rods, which are bent into similar forms, andunited as hereinafter described. One of the wires is bent to form ahorizontal portion A, and one end thereof is bent downwardly to form ahandle a and provided at its lower end with a base piece or foot (1/,and the other end is bent to form a spring-ring a from which the end ofthe wire or rod is directed upwardly to form an arm a at the upper endof which is a cup-shaped holder a, provided around its edges withinwardly-directed claws or projections a The other wire is bent to forma horizontal portion B, similar to the part A, above described, and oneend of which is bent downwardly to form a handle or support b, at thebottom of which is a base piece or foot I), and the other end of thewire B is bent to form a spring-ring 19 from which the wire is bentupwardly to form an arm D which is parallel with the arm a and at theupper end of which is an inwardly-directed cup-shaped holder b the rimof which is provided with inwardly-directed claws or projections 6 Thehorizontal portions A and B are united by a sleeve G, into which passesa set-screw D, provided with a cross head or bar E, and by means of thisdevice the said horizontal portions A and B are adjustable and may beheld in any desired position, and the arms a and b? may thus be broughttogether or separated, as desired. The base supports or feet a and b arealso preferably provided with projecting claws a and I), respectively,and the operation will be readily understood from the foregoingdescription, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. Anear of corn of any desired length may be placed between the cupshapedholders a and b and securely held thereby, and in this operation thearms a and b may be drawn together or separated, as will be readilyunderstood, and held in any desired position by the sleeve 0 and thesetscrew D, said setscrew being designed to operate as a clamp. I alsoprefer to form the cup-shaped holders a and 1) independent of the arms aand b and to revolubly mount the same thereon, as clearly indicated inthe drawings, in order that an ear of corn supported thereby may berevoluble, and by means of which the manipulation thereof may be moreeasily accomplished.

My invention is not limited to the exact form, construction andarrangement of the separate parts as shown and described, and Itherefore reserve the right to make all such alterations therein andmodifications thereof as fairly come within the scope of the invention.

Having fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent- 1. Acorn holder, composed of two separate wires or rods,each of which is bent to form a horizontal portion, a sleeve providedwith a set screw, through which said horizontal portions are passed, oneend of each wire being bent downwardly to form handles and provided withbase pieces or supports, and the opposite ends being formed into springrings, and directed upwardly at right angles to the horizontal portionsto form arms, at the ends of which are cup shaped holders which aredirected inwardly, substantially as shown and described.

2. A corn holder, composed of two separate wires, or rods, each of whichis bent to form a horizontal portion, a sleeve provided with a setscrew, through which said horizontal portions are passed, one end ofeach wire being bent downwardly to form handles and provided with basepieces or supports, and the opposite ends being formed into springrings, are directed upwardly at right angles to the horizontal portionsto form arms, at the ends of which are cup shaped holders which aredirected inwardly, said cup shaped holders being provided with inwardlydirected claws or projections, substantially as shown and described.

3. A corn holder composed of two separate wires or rods each of which isbent to form a horizontal portion, a sleeve provided With a set screwthrough which said horizontal portions are passed, one end of each Wirebeing bent downwardly to form handles, and the opposite ends beingformed into spring rings, and directed upwardly or outwardly at rightangles to the horizontal portions to form arms, at the ends of which arerevolubly mounted cup shaped holders which are directed inwardly,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in pres ence of the subscribing witnesses, this 0th day ofNovember, 1895.

CARL E. MALMQUIST.

\Vitnesses O. GERsr, M. A. KNo'wLEs.

